[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 28, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E76]
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                        HONORING DR. PETE MEHAS

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 28, 2003

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Pete Mehas, 
Superintendent of Fresno County Schools. He will be honored by the 
United Cerebral Palsy of Central California on January 25, 2003. During 
his tenure as Superintendent, Dr. Mehas has initiated and enhanced 
school programs throughout Fresno County for persons with disabilities.
  A Fresno native, Dr. Mehas attended Fresno City College, and went on 
to receive his bachelor's degree from Fresno State in 1962, his 
master's degree from UCLA in 1967, and his Doctorate in Education from 
the University of Southern California in 1979.
  He began his professional career as an instructor at Roosevelt High 
School, then taught at Edison High School, and then signed on with the 
Clovis Unified School District and worked his way up to Associate 
Superintendent. Dr. Mehas served as a legislative advocate for schools, 
which eventually led to a series of statewide educational and 
legislative appointments by then Governor of California, George 
Deukmejian. In 1987, he was appointed by the Governor to the State 
Board of Education. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Mehas has 
participated in a series of Presidential summits on education and the 
future of American youth. In 1991, Dr. Mehas was appointed by President 
George bush to a seventeen member advisory commission to implement the 
President's Executive Order on Latino education.
  Dr. Mehas holds a lifetime California Standard Secondary Teaching 
Credential and a General Elementary Credential, as well as, a lifetime 
School Service Credential in General Administration.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Peter Mehas for his many years 
of service to the community. I urge my colleagues to join me in wishing 
Dr. Mehas many years of continued success.

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